Memorial Day 2008 weekend trip and family reunion

Immediately after returning from Virginia and North Carolina, we did a quick trip to Washington State to attend a family reunion held at Aunt Lorene's farm in Glenwood, WA, on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend.  The travel began going to Logan to be a part of Krysta's wedding on Thursday, May 24th.  On our way, we stopped at the Ogden cemetery where my parents are buried,then on to the wedding festivities.  After the reception, we traveled to stay at a motel in Tremonton.  On Friday, we drove through to The Dalles, OR, where we we had accommodations for three nights.   On Saturday, we drove to Glenwood to the reunion. As we returned to our motel in The Dalles, we connected with another cousin, Marylin, in the evening.  On Sunday, we went to church in the White Salmon ward, and then returned to Glenwood, spending some time at the cemetery and returning to visit further with cousin Kathleen.  On Monday, we began the trek home, attending a couple of temples on our way.  We stayed Meridian, ID, Monday night and went to that temple first thing Tuesday morning.  On Tuesday afternoon also did a temple session at Twin Falls, ID.

Flowers we placed on my parents' graves in Ogden

Logan temple.  Thursday was the wedding day for Krysta and her fiance Nathan G in the Logan temple.  We enjoyed that ceremony, and also their reception in the USU Alumni House.

Krysta and Nathan

The trip to Oregon

This was a really fun cafe just off the freeway in Meridian ID, where we ate lunch.  It reminded us of Andy's in NC

The decor was Marilyn Monroe, etc.

Here is our first sight of the mighty Columbia, just past Umatilla, OR

A little farther on, the John Day Dam

Across the river from Wishram, a sports opponent of GHS.  I hit a (near) home run on a field up on the flat beyond the river.

A few miles further along, the Wishram bridge

Water above The Dalles dam, and Dallesport, WA, across the river.

The Dalles dam.  Bridge at the very far left

The Dalles dam outlet.

Saturday at the reunion in Glenwood, WA.

Entering Glenwood valley, at Lakeside.

A mile of so north, the Snake Island ranch, where my grandparents first lived after coming from Virginia

People at the reunion

With my cousin Kathleen.  How could you ever find a more attractive background for a picture?

Kathleen with her husband, Manuel P.

Kathleen's oldest daughter, Lynette, with her daughter,Koleen

Kathleen's daughter, Joleen, with husband Clinton C. and their daughter,Isbella

Joleen, Isbella, and Clinton, again

My cousin, and Kathleen's brother, Warren Ladiges, wife Vickie to his right, and children, Michele, Genine, Matthew, Brody

Another cousin, Roger Woosley

Roger with his wife Lindamay

Glen and Mary Pierce, son of our old neighbors Jake and Wally Pierce

Cousin Marylin Hilton at her home in The Dalles Saturday evening

Marylin had some beautiful roses at her little place

VA-NC visit--approach to Salt Lake airport

Heading NW toward Utah Valley, Utah Lake in the sunset. In the top center is Hobble Creek Canyon, with Spanish fork Peak on the left, and on the far right, Provo Peak ridge, Cascade Peak, Timp, and Lone Peak

Provo Peak ridge, Cascade Peak, Timp, and Lone Peak ridge

 

Edge of Utah Lake, in the foreground North Orem, PG, AF, and Lehi, then Lone Peak ridge

Orem front center, Timp and Provo canyon, Deer Creek beyond the canyon, north Provo and Cascade Peak to the right, Lone Peak ridge to the far back left

Point of the Mtn with upper Lehi housing in front, Draper in the middle left, Alpine and AF canyon back right, then Lone Peak ridge, Little Cottonwood canyon, Twin Peaks ridge.  Draper temple is a bright dot on the top of Draper below Lone Peak.

VA-NC visit--Mt. Zion area scenes

High water on Cyprus Creek, from recent rains

Flooding in a black water swamp along the highway

Pine trees planted in rows like carrots, typical NC forest

Shepherd's home, were we stayed, at Cyprus Creek, in the area of Mt. Zion branch

VA-NC visit, going through Raleigh

We drove by the Raleigh temple, to see how the renovation project was coming.

West, entrance side

Celestial room, north side

Entrance, with skeleton of spire behind it

We also stopped at our favorite retro fast food place a few blocks from the temple, formerly called Andy's, now Route 55.

Checkerboard floor, and period murals

Complete with Elvis picture, also James Dean and Marilyn

VA-NC trip--Thursday May 17, Rockingham County visit

Ancient house on Whetstone Creek area in Rockingham County, NC.  It was built about 1800 by Michael Thomas, a possible distant relative of ours. 

 

With Bob Carter and house owner, Tim Turner

Old millstone on Thomas place

2nd old house of the Thomas family, located in Irving Road, off Whetstone Creek Road.  Older part was built about 1860 by members of Thomas family.

Bob C got in this shot also

Whetstone Creek is tiny, where the Whetstone Creek Road crosses it.

Abandoned graves at former site of a church, Wesley Chapel.  That church was constructed in 1826, redone in 1880, then sold to another church group and moved from this site.

Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church at the Settle Bridge Road crossing of NC-135, with Lewis graves

John Franklin Lewis (md Susan Francis Dodson), son of Powhatton Green Lewis (md Molly A. "Polly" Barnes), son of John Lewis Jr. (md Sarah Lewis), son of John Penn Lewis (md Elizabeth Sams), son of William Langston Lewis      SOURCE: The Lewis Family, vol. 1

Jettie May Sands married George Washington Lewis, son of John Franklin Lewis (md Susan Francis Dodson), son of Powhatton Green Lewis (md Molly A. "Polly" Barnes), son of John Lewis Jr. (md Sarah Lewis), son of John Penn Lewis (md Elizabeth Sams), son of William Langston Lewis      SOURCE: The Lewis Family, vol. 1

Sarah Thomas "Sally" Lewis, died unmarried.  She was the daughter of John Fields Lewis (md Nancy Ann Barnes), son of Robert Pinckney Lewis (md Rebecca Thomas), son of William Langston Lewis.  Joseph Henry Pratt was the only son of James R. Pratt and Ruth Jane Lewis (sister of Sally), so also was descended from William Langston Lewis, and was a nephew of Sally.  His father died in the Civil War and Sally and Ruth Jane lived together, with Joseph. Sally continued to live with her nephew the remainder of her life, even after Ruth Jane died (1889) and also after he married a young wife, Essie Barker, at age 56, in 1919.  He died 20 Jun 1935, 4 years after his Aunt Sally, and leaving a wife and 3 children.